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| Ming Dynasty clothing that they wore |
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| This was known as the Ming Dynasty flag |
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| The Ming Dynasty architecture was structurely built very well and precise with a lot of detail in it as well. |
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| Ming Dynasty street scene from the 1400's |
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| Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty |
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| One of the many paintings that the Ming Dynasty painted. |
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| Ming Dynasty's relgions were Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and some Islam. |
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| History of the Ming Dynasty |
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The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun Dynasty, soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty), regimes loyal to the Ming throne – collectively called the Southern Ming – survived until 1662. |
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| Government of the Ming Dynasty |
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| The Ming emperors took over the provincial administration system of the Yuan Dynasty, and the thirteen Ming provinces are the precursors of the modern provinces. Throughout the Song Dynasty, the largest political division was the circuit .However, after the Jurchen invasion in 1127, the Song court established four semi-autonomous regional command systems based on territorial and military units, with a detached service secretariat that would become the provincial administrations of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.Copied on the Yuan model, the Ming provincial bureaucracy contained three commissions: one civil, one military, and one for surveillance. |
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| What is the capital of the Ming Dynasty? |
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Nanjing (Yingtian prefecture)
(1368–1644)
Beijing (Shuntian prefecture)
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| What are the official languages of the Ming Dynasty? |
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Guanhua Chinese.
Other Chinese dialects; Yue, Wu, Min, Xiang |
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| Religion of the Ming Dynasty |
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| Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Chinese folk religion and Islam. |
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| As in earlier dynasties, the Ming Dynasty saw a flourishing in the arts, whether it was painting, poetry, music, or literature. Carved designs in lacquerwares and designs glazed onto porcelain wares displayed intricate scenes similar in complexity to those in painting. These items could be found in the homes of the wealthy. |
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Compared to the flourishing of science and technology in the Song Dynasty the Ming Dynasty perhaps saw fewer advancements in science and technology compared to the pace of discovery in the Western World. In fact, key advances in Chinese science in the late Ming were spurred by contact with Europe. In 1626 Johann Adam Schall von Bell wrote the first Chinese treatise on the telescope, in 1634 the Chongzhen Emperor acquired the telescope of the late Johann Schreck (1576–1630). |
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| Government of the Ming Dynasty |
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| Emperor of the Ming Dynasty |
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1368–1398 |
The Hongwu Emperor |
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The Chongzhen Emperor |
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| Economy of the Ming Dynasty |
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| Economically, the Ming Dynasty was a period during which the feudal society began to show the declining trend while the capitalism started to originate. In agriculture, both the food output and the implements of production surpassed that of the Song and Yuan Dynasties. From the early period, the handicraft industry in the southern areas developed rapidly. Especially, the porcelain making industry reached an unprecedented level. |
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